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Show 732 He had known Mr. Stanton for several years before that time, and had become somewhat interested in the placer deposits that Stanton claimed existed in Glen Canyon. He agreed to put a little money in with Stanton, locate some placer claims and see whether they could be developed. He went by rail to Greenriver, Utah, then on to Hanksville party and from Hanksville to the Colorado River by horseback. The country between Greenriver and Hanksville is generally desert in character, with no population. There were a few scattered people who lived around Greenriver. He doesn't recall any ranches between Greenriver and Hanksville and at Hanksville there was one supply store and a post office. The store was owned by Charlie Gibbons, was sort of a trading post and he believes there may have been half a dozen hour as and shacks around Hanksville at that time. He was only in Hanksville this one time as he was passing through and on his way to Hite, located on the Colorado River, in Glen Canyon. He was one day going from Greenriver to Hanksville, where he stayed over night, and one day from Hanksville to the river. He stayed on the Colorado River, six weeks or two months R. 1763- 1764. At the time he was on the Colorado River Mr. Stanton had a party of men locating, filing, and surveying placer mining claims. The work was done in the name of the Hoskinini Company. he may have helped a little bit with the work, but was engaged principally in getting acquainted with a region which was new to him, and was not an employee of Mr. Stanton. |
